Gosforth Academy
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| Motto | High Achievers |
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| Established |
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| Type | Academy |
| Principal | Hugh Robinson |
| Chairman | Mr George Snaith |
| Location |
Great North Road Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne & Wear NE3 2JH England 55°00′47″N 1°37′25″W / 55.0131°N 1.6237°WCoordinates: 55°00′47″N 1°37′25″W / 55.0131°N 1.6237°W |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne (391) |
| DfE URN | 136352 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1717 (600+ in sixth form) |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 13–18 |
| Colours | Navy Blue, Gold. |
| Junior High Academy | Gosforth Junior High Academy |
| Post-16 College | Gosforth Academy Sixth Form College |
| Community College | Gosforth Community Education College |
| Website | Gosforth Academy Official website |
Gosforth Academy (formerly Gosforth High School) is an English secondary school in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. As well as having a sixth form department it is a specialist Language College. Many of its mainstream students come from three large feeder middle schools: Gosforth Central Middle School, Gosforth East Middle School and Gosforth Junior High Academy.
It also houses a large sixth form college, where the majority of the lower school students continue their studies. There is a Special education centre within the school to aid students who need it. The school houses 'Gosforth Community Education', which provides courses for adults within the local community. The school is also a regional centre for young people with visual impairment.
Both Gosforth Academy and Gosforth Junior High Academy are managed under a single company, Gosforth Federated Academies Limited, incorporated 5 November 2010.
The school was founded in 1973 through the merger of two local comprehensive schools with Gosforth Grammar School.
In 1921 Gosforth Secondary School opened. The first permanent buildings were built in the late 1920s. The site was on the opposite side of the Great North Road, to the current site.
Due to the Education Act 1944 the school became Gosforth Grammar School in 1944. In the early 1960s the current site of the School began to be used.
In 1973 the local council adopted the three-tier education system. Following this, the Grammar school was combined with Gosforth County Secondary School and Gosforth East County Secondary School, and Gosforth High School was born. The high school moved permanently to the 1960s site.
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